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Nottingham|ˈnɒtɪŋəm; also locally ˈnɒtɪŋgəm|
The name of a city in the Midlands of England, used attrib. to denote: a. Any of a variety of articles made or found there; something originating there.
1708in Bagford Ballads (1877) I. ii. 389 With Nottingham Ale At every Meal. 1748M. W. Montagu Let. 18 Aug. (1966) II. 410 If you would order me six dozen of Nottingham ale..it would be very acceptable. 1851J. Pycroft Cricket Field vii. 151 Practise each kind of cut..and the Nottingham forward cut, with left leg over. 1866‘Capt. Crawley’ Cricket 29 If the ball is far⁓pitched, carry the left foot across the front of the wicket..and hit the ball on to the ground in a direction between point and mid-wicket. This is the ‘Forward Cut’, or ‘Nottingham Drive’. 1869J. C. Patteson Let. 24 Nov. in C. M. Yonge Life J. C. Patteson (1874) II. xi. 392 Nottingham drill, good towelling, huckaback, &c., ought to be worthwhile to send out. 1931Star 8 May 8/3 She [sc. the housewife] would be even more annoyed if we were to prove to her that she had been burning Nottingham Top Hard for years to her satisfaction. 1963Homes & Gardens May 81/3 The pink Nottingham brickwork for the outside walls. 1973Country Life 29 Nov. 1798/2 The pale creamy-grey of the Nottingham stone of which the house is built.
b. Nottingham catchfly, a white-flowered, perennial herb, Silene nutans, of the family Caryophyllaceæ, distinguished by the soft hair on its leaves and stems and the stickiness of the upper part of the plant.
[1690J. Ray Synopsis Methodica Stirpium Britannicarum 140 Lychnis sylvestris alba... Wild white Catchfly. On the walls of Nottingham-Castle, and thereabout; shewn us first by Tho. Willsel.] 1762W. Hudson Flora Anglica 165 Nottingham catchfly. Habitat in pratis montosis. On the walls of Nottingham-castle, and thereabout. 1852A. Pratt Wild Flowers I. 158 No less fragrant are the flowers of one variety of the Nottingham Catchfly. 1960Oxf. Bk. Wild Flowers 72/2 Nottingham Catchfly is a rare plant of dry, stony places and sea cliffs in England and Wales. 1963W. Blunt Of Flowers & Village 106 Fresh seed of the Nottingham catchfly (Silene nutans) germinates better in the dark.
c. A type of stoneware produced at Nottingham until the end of the eighteenth century.
1855E. Acton Mod. Cookery (rev. ed.) xii. 243 Fill a brown upright Nottingham jar with alternate layers of mutton..potatoes, and ..onions. 1957Mankowitz & Haggar Conc. Encycl. Eng. Pott. & Porc. 167/1 Examples of Nottingham stoneware may be seen in the Victoria and Albert Museum. 1960H. Hayward Antique Collecting 200/2 Nottingham earthenware, pottery made in Nottingham from the 13th cent. and its production continued along characteristic lines until about 1800. The manufactories making Nottingham wares are unidentified. 1973Times 25 Aug. 12/4 The Nottingham bear jugs and owl jugs, weirdly modelled, are particularly sought after.
d. A type of machine-made flat lace originally produced at Nottingham (also N. net).
1859Geo. Eliot A. Bede I. ix. 182 Hetty's dreams were all of luxuries: to sit in a carpeted parlour..to have Nottingham lace round the top of her gown. 1881C. C. Harrison Woman's Handiwork iii. 187 Nottingham lace is now sold in excellent block patterns. Ibid. 188 Edgings of the common Nottingham antique lace at eight to ten cents a yard. 1919T. Wright Romance of Lace Pillow xv. 213 The low prices at which machine lace could be sold caused great consternation among the Bucks workers. ‘Nottingham Net’ followed by ‘Urling's Figured Imitations’. 1921Daily Colonist (Victoria, B.C.) 5 Oct. 7/7, 50 Pairs of Nottingham Lace Curtains at $1.95 a Pair. 1939O. Lancaster Homes Sweet Homes 60 Small tight-shut windows, the light from which is further dimmed by a barrage of Nottingham lace. 1963Times 5 June 17/2 The future of Byard Manufacturing, the Nottingham lace and textile manufacturers, was plunged into even greater obscurity yesterday by the announcement of yet another offer for the company. 1967Guardian 3 July 4 Some of us still think of machine-made lace as ‘Nottingham’ and equate it with soot-soiled curtains in back streets. 1969New Yorker 29 Nov. 55/1 Her denigratory glance travelled from the plush tablecloth to the Nottingham-lace curtains.
e. Nottingham white (see quot. 1969).
1883J. W. Mollett Illustr. Dict. Art & Archeol. 227/2 Nottingham white, white lead. 1897Sears, Roebuck Catal. 360/3 Colors for Artists... New Blue, Nottingham White, Olive Lake [etc.]. 1934H. Hiler Notes on Technique of Painting ii. 91 White lead..also called flake⁓white,..Nottingham white, [etc.]. 1969R. Mayer Dict. Art Terms & Techniques 263/2 Nottingham white, an obsolete name for white lead, used in England during the 19th century.
f. A style of fishing; also, a type of reel (see quots.).
1900A. E. T. Watson Young Sportsman 22 The principle of the Nottingham men was the travelling tackle, or ‘long corking’... The special tackle for this is a long and supple rod, upright rings, a Nottingham reel without check or complications..and quill or cork float. 1939‘G. Orwell’ Coming up for Air ii. iv. 87, I could give you all the details about gut-substitute and gimp and Limerick hooks..and Nottingham reels. 1963Newnes Encycl. Angling 156/1 Nottingham reel, a reel made in wood instead of the usual brass. Ibid. 156/2 The tackle used in Nottingham-style fishing is heavier than that generally adopted in the Sheffield style.
g. Nottingham (one club) system Bridge, a system originating at Nottingham.
1954M. Burns (title) The Nottingham club system of contract bridge. 1959Listener 8 Jan. 84/2 In this town our convention is the Nottingham One Club. 1959Reese & Dormer Bridge Player's Dict. 154 Of the many one-club systems that were popular in the early days of contract, one of the few that have survived in Britain and America is the Nottingham system. 1959Listener 31 Dec. 1178/2 The Skegness pair were convincing, using the Nottingham One Club system. 1964Official Encycl. Bridge 385/1 Nottingham Club, a system popular in the English Midlands. |